In a small home in Uganda's capital, Jane Mwesige, a nurse with a hospice that has transformed African end-of-life care.

On paper, the proposed patient safety law looks great. It guarantees your safety in health facilities, and imposes up to Sh50 million in fines on errant health facilities.But some health workers ...

Aster Nursing Award 2025 winner announced in Dubai: Find out who won $250,000 grand prize Sheikh Nahyan, Sushmita Sen honour winner who beat 100,000 nurses from 199 countries ...

Groote Schuur Hospital’s first male nursing manager, Aghmat Mohamed, reflects on the pressures of nursing in South Africa. Before International Nurses Day and the release of a major global ...

They get robbed, they get stabbed, they get assaulted. So, safety is another big issue. I mean, nursing is a calling,g and that’s fine, but in a country like ours, your safety should come first.” ...

Two inspiring nurses from Africa - Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti of Ghana and Khadija Mohamed Juma of Kenya - have been named among the top 10 finalists for the prestigious Aster Guardians Global Nursing ...

Two inspiring nurses from Africa - Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti of Ghana and Khadija Mohamed Juma of Kenya - have been named among the top 10 finalists for the prestigious Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award ...

In Africa, nurses make up nearly 70 per cent of Africa’s health workforce, yet the region still has one of the lowest nurse-to-population ratios in the world. Despite recent progress, including ...

Despite recent progress, including a near doubling of the nursing workforce from 900,000 in 2018 to 1.7 million in 2023, Africa still has one of the lowest nurse-to-population ratios in the world.

The number of nurses has nearly doubled, from 900,000 in 2018 to 1.7 million in 2023, increasing the nurse-to-population ratio from 8.7 to 14.1 per 1000,000 people.

Ihekweazu pointed out that while recent investments in nursing education and training in Africa had shown positive results, the number of nurses had increased from 900,000 in 2018 to 1.7 million ...